Actually, I was thinking of English Bulldogs. Derp.
There’s a word for any animal that can hurt it’s ears when it hits a wall face first and that word is ugly.
Well, to counter all the pug hate, I’ll quote the great Germanphilosopher Loriot: “A life without pug is possible, but meaningless.” At least one guy liked them…
ETA: fun fact: Möpse (plural of mops=pug) is German for boobies. Make of that what you will…
I don’t hate them; they’re just ugly.
Yup. Hideous little womprats.
<shudder>
I don’t hate them either. They’re just ugly and look even dumber than beagles actually are. There’s no spark of intelligence in their bulgy little eyes.
That is b/c they’re having a hard breathing, they get cross eyes !
It’s because they’re ZOMBIES!
BTW, that pic of the coyote in the OP looked so much like Wile E. Coyote, I laughed.
Squeeeeeeee!
No, the American Kennel Club is where you should vent your disgust. The largest and most efficient animal abuse organization on the Earth.
Dedicated to breeding dogs to ridiculous standards of outward appearance: while totally ignoring intelligence, health and temperament. :mad:
The AKC should be banned and it’s members and directors put into a pit with several packs of chihuahuas.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/sports/many-animal-lovers-now-see-american-kennel-club-as-an-outlier.html
*But the A.K.C. is increasingly finding itself ostracized in the dog world, in the cross hairs of animal protection services, law enforcement agencies and lawmakers who say that the club is lax in performing inspections and that it often lobbies against basic animal rights bills because they could cut into dog registration fees.
As recently as 2010, roughly 40 percent of the A.K.C.’s $61 million in annual revenue came from fees related to registration. Critics say a significant part of that includes revenue from questionable breeders like the Hamiltons, or so-called puppy mills, which breed dogs en masse with little regard for basic living standards.*
But the vast number of modern breeds—and the roots of their genetically caused problems—came about over the past two centuries, as dog shows became popular and people began selectively inbreeding the animals to have specific physical features. Over time the American Kennel Club (AKC) and other such organizations have set standards defining what each variety should look like. …How did we get to this situation? “Historically, a breeder’s primary concern was to produce dogs that look like the breed standard,” explains James Serpell, professor of ethics and animal welfare and director of the Center for the Interaction of Animals and Society at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. “Even if they did recognize health problems, breeders were too driven to produce what was perceived to be the most perfect breed.”
In the 1850s, for example, the bulldog looked more like today’s pit bull terrier—sturdy, energetic and athletic with a more elongated muzzle. But by the early 20th century, when dog shows became popular, the bulldog had acquired squat, bandy legs and a large head with a flattened muzzle. This altered figure makes it nearly impossible for them to reproduce without assistance, and the facial changes cause severe breathing problems in a third of all bulldogs. Breeders frequently turn to artificial insemination because the female bulldog’s bone structure cannot support the male’s weight during mating. Most cannot give birth naturally either, because the puppies’ heads are too big for the birth canal.
Large head size and short legs are part of the written standard, so Serpell believes these standards would have forced the bulldog into extinction if breeders did not rely on artificial insemination. “By essentially requiring judges to select animals that are the written standard, the club, in a way, signed the bulldog’s death warrant,” Serpell says.